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Usages of paistaa
Tänään olen onnellinen, koska aurinko paistaa.
Today I am happy because the sun is shining.
Tänään paistaa.
It is sunny today.
Minä jään puistossa, koska aurinko paistaa.
I stay in the park because the sun is shining.
Kesällä jää sulaa nopeasti, kun aurinko paistaa.
In the summer the ice melts quickly when the sun shines.
Ellei aurinko paista, pysyn sisällä.
Unless the sun is shining, I stay inside.
Test yourself: What does paistaa mean?
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